Comments on: Midweek Miscellany

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:13:30 +0000

Hi Sophia. As I understand it, the Salinger cover/illustration was a self-directed project and so sadly it was not actually used commercially. Sorry. :-(

By: Sophia

Sophia — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:16:09 +0000

Gorgeous Catcher in the Rye cover; does anyone know where I can buy it? None of the bookstores have that cover.

By: brooklyn_codger

brooklyn_codger — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:48:01 +0000

love seeing the cap on the cover of CITR. it’s a great feature of the book but rarely singled out

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:14:08 +0000

Hey Joseph. I always thought that teaching a book was a surefire way to kill any love you might have for reading it (I still sort of resent Steinbeck — or at least the teacher that taught him — in a deep personal way 20 years later).

But is it really surprising that Catcher doesn’t resonate with 17-year-olds in 2010? It is, what? 60 years old? Your 17-year-old probably doesn’t listen Miles Davis Birth of the Cool either… (or maybe he/she does??) ;-)

And, honestly, 17 is just too old to read it. It would probably have more impact with a 13 year old. It might still seem a least a little dangerous at that age…

Anyway, I think Catcher still has amazing cultural resonance even after all this time… And it is a gorgeous cover!

By: Joseph

Joseph — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 22:02:41 +0000

Re Catcher: My 17-year-old loathes that book, all his friends loathe it, and a teacher friend of mine said that her students’ reaction to it is a combination of boredom and horror. I wonder if those who love it are all over 40.

Nicely re-imagined cover, though.